Lords Of The Fallen's Day 1 Patch Arrives Sooner Than Expected For Xbox Series X|S

@Mighty90 Most of the big AAA releases that have had big problems, like Jedi Survivor, have had issues across all platforms. If any platform has gotten it worse this year, it’s been PC. There have been some really bad PC ports for the “master race”, lol.

It makes sense.

Despite Microsoft undercutting Sony in cost with the Series S, the Playstation 5 still has majority of the market. They control roughly 2/3rds with Microsoft losing more ground.

Developers prioritize the platforms with larger install bases for obvious reasons.

@InterceptorAlpha
Said that ages ago when I said Xbox consoles will get less or no preferential treatment because console sales are low compared to the competition.
Let’s be honest so far this new generation Microsoft haven’t really moved Xbox forward in any shape or form really when it comes to console sales or big top end AAA games.
And this fall with Sonys aggressive marketing and SM2 and Switch with Mario Wonder etc, we know which two companies will clean up in 2023.

@OldGamer999 Agreed. I think one of the worst parts is due to their strategy with the S to saturate the market, the instead created a fragmented ecosystem. This in turn even makes developers that would prioritize Xbox, shy away in favor of Playstation, where everything is uniform.

And at the end of the day, shows that a cheaper console, while giving them an initial decent foothold, is not the way to go as the majority would rather shell out for a premium experience. And for those that didn't want to, keeping the One X in circulation would have covered.

Still haven't even caught up with the controller game. Though if the rumors are to be true that'll finally happen next year. Over two years into the console's life cycle. So you know support will be spotty as it'll have functions the launch controllers did not. And they'll cater to the lowest common denominator.

And I'm saying this as someone that hasn't even bought a PS5 yet. Still with my PS4. However I do have two Series Xs, a Switch, and PC.

Xbox, the red headed step child. Also, I just saw on Metacritic - Lords of the Fallen PS5 critic reviews, PC critic reviews, but Xbox reviews are TBD. Lol. Xbox - the afterthought console.

@InterceptorAlpha
I’m not sure what way it will all go, I don’t think currently the Zenimax deal has done anything for Xbox at all really. Redfall and even Starfield haven’t exactly created a blazing demand for Xbox consoles or gamepass.
Will be interesting if the Activision deals does anything for Xbox in the end.

Same situation as Remnant 2 and Lies of P, where patches were notably delayed vs PS5. Microsoft need to sort themselves out because this level of incompetence three times in a row is too many to be sheer coincidence. Their patch verification procedure is not fit for purpose.

@Cakefish
Let’s face Gamepass is a different thing but as for the Xbox consoles it like watching a slow death ☠️ over many years.
And even Gamepass, Zenimax deal and a few good games released can’t shift consoles to any level near the other two.
And it makes the Xbox console owner suffer with performance or patch issues.

@Cakefish
Just over a year ago you would go to supermarkets and shops in the UK a good amount of Xbox merchandise along with Sony and Nintendo all types of things.
Now currently I have seen the Xbox merchandise disappear whilst Sony and Nintendos have slight increases.
There’s just no momentum, confidence and big public interest.

I think people here are being way too harsh on Xbox. There have been really major issues, way beyond what has occurred on Xbox, on PC this year. Jedi Survivor, Last of Us, Wo Long Fallen Dynasty, Dead Space Remastered, Atomic Heart…all of those had major issues on PC and some were basically unplayable.

The issue isn’t just Xbox. It’s just AAA releases in general are being rushed out the door. Either major failures in QA or just publishers who want to stick to release dates regardless of what state a game is in.

it was explained that the PC and PlayStation 5 versions have been patched and have received performance improvements, but Xbox is still "currently being updated" for the time being

....That's ok, as an Xbox player I have zero interest in buying their game until heavily discounted....A byproduct of being treated as second class and huge backlog of other games 🙃

This is why im glad MS just continues to purchase studios so they dont have to worry about this kinda stuff. If devs want to play favorites then i’ll play favorites and not buy their products. When it underperforms i wont feel sorry for em. Glad gamepass is keeping me WELL FED this year with banger after banger most months. Can’t complain.

@awp69 i think people just want to point to the low-hanging fruit and use the same tires narratives all the time. Glad MS has been putting out some great first party content this year and great game pass drops for me not to care about stuff like this. When the ABK deal closes just more stuff for me to play!

It’s obvious why the developers have felt the need to release a public statement here. The game is an absolute technical mess on Xbox. Stuttering and hitching all over the shop. Not to mention some texture pop in sprinkled on top. The game was not ready for launch on Xbox it’s as simple as that. Performance is awful.

You can be fooled if you just play the tutorial area as that runs well, but it all goes downhill fast as you keep progressing.

I strongly advise Xbox players avoiding until this game is fixed.

@awp69 This site has become the home of xbox concern trolling

@Sol4ris Has nothing to do with the dev, xbox verification process takes forever. I remember being very frustrated waiting for Xbox to allow Wrath of the Righteous patches, Owlcat was very transparent about when they were submitted to Sony and MS. MS just takes forever. Don't blame the dev here I'm sure they are just as frustrated as we are.

Meanwhile, the PC version has mostly negative reviews on Steam due to poor performance and optimization.